Greninja

The ninja frog from Pokemon X & Y, Greninja, makes a splash for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/Nintendo 3DS. It's appearance was confirmed with the April 8th, 2014 Nintendo Direct.

Reveal Trailer

Background

658, Greninja is the final form if Froakie. Greninja is a large, bipedal, frog-like Pokémon. Its body and legs are dark blue, with single large white bubbles on its legs and arms and white spots over its eyes. Its back feet have two toes, while its front feet have three toes. Its feet are webbed, and it has a yellow chest and a yellow-and-blue face.

Move List

Input

Description

Damage

Properties

Neutral Attack

Water Punch

2% first two hits. 3% third hit.

Fast water punch.

Dash Attack

Side kick

7%

Quick quick.

Up Tilt

Pound

-

The target is physically pounded with a long tail or a foreleg, etc. (In Greninja's case, His Tongue.)

Side Tilt

-

-

-

Down Tilt

Low Kick

-

A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over.

Up Smash

-

-

-

Side Smash

-

-

-

Down Smash

-

-

-

Up Aerial

-

-

-

Forward Aerial

-

-

-

Neutral Aerial

-

-

-

Back Aerial

-

-

-

Down Aerial

Bounce

-

The user bounces up high, then drops on the target

Up Special

Hydro Pump

-

The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Side Special

Shadow Sneak

-10% front side of opponent. 12% back side of opponent.

The user lunges at the target at a speed that makes it almost invisible. This move does extra damage when attacking from behind.

Neutral Special

Water Shuriken

-

The user hits the target with throwing stars made of Water.

Down Special

Substitute

-

The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy. The substitute cannot be picked up and can take damage.

Grab/Pummel

-

-

-

Forward Throw

-

-

-

Back Throw

-

-

-

Down Throw

-

-

-

Up Throw

-

-

-

Final Smash

Mat Block

+

Feint Attack

-

The user launches the target into the air with Mat Block and then approaches the target disarmingly, multiple times, throwing sucker punches.

Taunt #1

-

N/A

N/A

Taunt #2

-

N/A

N/A

Taunt #3

-

N/A

N/A

Custom Specials

Neutral Special

Stagnant Shuriken

Shifting Shuriken

Fires a water shuriken that hovers in place wherever it is created.

Fire two different types of shuriken depending on whether you tap the button or hold it.

Side Special

Shadow Strike

Shadow Dash

A slower, more powerful form of Shadow Sneak that delivers a truly decisive blow.

Instantly warp a set distance. Less flexible than the standard Shadow Sneak, but more speedy.

Up Special

High-Capacity Pump

Single-Shot Pump

Fire two jets for a bigger boost. Slower than Hydro Pump, but easier to control.

Rocket skyward with a single short blast. Travels high, but you can't change direction.

Down Special

Exploding Attack

Substitute Ambush

Vanish momentarily, and then reappear with a powerful explosion. Not a counterattack.

Evade an enemy attack with a substitute, and then launch a slow but extra-powerful counter.